Susie Welch, recently retired outreach coordinator at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology, was recognized by Governor Susana Martinez for outstanding accomplishments and invaluable contributions to the state of New Mexico. Congratulations to Susie on the well-deserved citation!

In the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces, NMField Geologist New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro NM 87801-4796575-835-5151
(575) 835-6333 fax Colin is a field geologist and GIS technician/spatial data analyst for the STATEMAP, Geologic Hazards, and Aquifer Mapping Programs of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology. His mapping focuses on the geologic settings of major river corridors, particularly the Rio San Jose and Rio Grande, as well as on late Cenozoic volcanic terrains including the Sierra Blanca and Mogollon-Datil volcanic fields. For the hazards program, he has worked on state-wide to site-specific studies of mass movement susceptibility and geotechnical hazard potential through geologic mapping, quantitative spatial data analysis, and geophysics. He previously worked for a consulting firm in Idaho providing geologic/hydrogeologic fieldwork and GIS/CAD support for NEPA permitting projects, hydrogeologic modeling studies, and environmental site characterization in the areas of new mine development and active mine closure, mine reclamation, and groundwater/surface water interaction studies in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and Nebraska.

Presentations

Cikoski, CT and Chamberlin, RM. 2009. The last 15 million years of landscape evolution on the Bosque del Apache NWR, Rio Grande rift [poster]: Festival of the Cranes research presentation session, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.

Cikoski, CT. 2009. Major earthquakes on the Bosque del Apache: Preliminary results from the BDA fault trench [poster]: Festival of the Cranes research presentation session, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.